Harry Potter and. Literature Guide. for. by J.K. Rowling. Student Lesson 1

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1 Literature Guide for Harry Potter and by J.K. Rowling

2 Background Vocabulary Comprehension Application/ Knowledge Extension Lesson Anticipation Vocabulary Personal Response Character Rating Guide Overview Scale Guide Alternative Strategies Character Sketch Literacy Poster

3 Anticipation Guide Student Directions: Before reading, use the left column to mark whether you agree or disagree with the statement. After you read, respond to each statement in the right column. Use the empty boxes to change the inaccurate statements into accurate statements. Before After Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Dumbledore injured his hand in a battle with Death Eaters. Aurors provide the bulk of protection at Hogwarts. The Half Blood Prince is Voldemort who had one muggle parent.. Horcruxes are rare amulets that protect the wearer from harm. The death mark indicates that Death Eaters are present. Inferi are not protected from the Avada Curse.

4 Vocabulary Overview Guide Directions: Fill in your Vocabulary Overview Guide. Write a clue underneath the vocabulary word to help you connect the meaning to something you know or have experienced. Descriptions of Characters Descriptions of Events Descriptions of Objects Actions Gloating Atrocity Admonitory Proffered Malicious delight. Cruel, wicked. Cautionary. Offered. Savoring Tedious Cache Ensued Enjoy with pleasure, relish. Boring. Concealed storage space. Follow as a consequence, result. Surreptitiously Stringent Enigmatic Remonstration Secretly, slyly. Strict. Puzzling, baffling. Protest against. Uncanny Discerned Strange, without explanation. Perceive, recognize. Brandishing Placidly Calmly. Wave triumphantly or menacingly.

5 Astute Desecrated Shrewd Depraved Treat sacrilegiously, without respect Obliterating Corrupt Protuberant Destroy Ministrations Bulging Inscrutable Helping, giving aid Envisioned Incomprehensible Corpulent See in the mind Simpered Obese Smirk Inexorably Notorious Relentlessly Widely known, deplored Unfathomable Unimaginable

6 Prediction Chart Directions: As you read, think about the following questions as information is encountered in the book. As you think about what you know and have learned from reading, fill in the column under the word Predictions. Then, read the passage and fill in the column under the words What Happened. Discuss the similarities and differences between students predictions and what really happened in the story. Continue to ask these types of questions throughout the reading of the text. What is Draco s task? Predictions What Happened Why is Dumbledore s hand weathered? What is the purpose of Dumbledore s instructional meetings with Harry? Who is the Half Blood Prince? Why did Slughorn run after his memory? Why are horcruxes important to find? Identify some possible horcruxes.

7 Personal Response Directions: Before reading, look over these questions so that you can think about your responses as you read. After reading, answer the questions. 1. What was an interesting and unexpected development in the book? Explain your reaction to it. 2. Do you feel that Dumbledore s trust in Snape was well placed? Explain your answer. 3. Does the story end the way you expected it to? What clues does the author provide to prepare you for this ending? 4. How does the author use events that happened in the past to help you understand the present? 5. Does any character change during the story? How is the character different? What caused the character to change?

8 6. Identify two clues that the author uses to foreshadow and alert you to further events in the story. 7. Describe three of Dumbledore s actions that made him an appropriate head of Hogwarts. 8. Who is more evil, Draco Malfoy or Professor Snape? Explain your reasoning. 9. Which of the charms that you have read about could have protected Dumbledore? Support your opinion. 10. How did the prophecy seal Harry s fate as the Chosen One?

9 Character Rating Scale Student Directions: After reading, complete the Character Rating Scale. Rate a character from the book by putting a check mark on one of the spaces separating the opposite character traits or qualities. A check mark on the space right next to the quality indicates the character has that quality, while a check mark in the middle of the scale indicates that the character is not strong on either quality. Justify your rating with at least three of the character s actions. Draco Malfoy Cunning Ingenuous Slughorn Disingenuous Sincere Seville Snape Vengeful Forgiving Dumbledore Estimable Infamous

10 Character Sketch Student Directions: After reading the book, write a Character Sketch. Use this guide to organize and write your paragraph. (1) In the left column, write the name of the character (the about ). (2) Then write the point you want to make about the character (the point ). (3) Write three details to support your "about point." (4) Write a closing sentence that restates the "about point" in different words. (5) You are now ready to write your paragraph in the right column. About: Character Sketch: Point: Details: Closing:

11 Literary Poster Student Directions: After reading, create a poster which includes your impressions of some aspect of the book. Create a Wanted Poster, Ad, Reward Poster or Trading Cards about a character. Use some of the vocabulary words that you learned in the poster or cards. Create a poster of your choice or use one of the following suggestions: A memorial dedicated to one character in the series. A poster warning school shoppers to use precautionary safety measures. An ad for some of the jokes in Fred and Ron Weasley s Store. An invitation to a Slug Club party. A sign with information about horcruxes.